Which to use
“verstecken” is a verb and “versteckte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,572
- “verstecken” frequency rank
- #9,655
- “versteckte” frequency rank
- 14227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verstecken | versteckte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich oder jemand anderen oder etwas an einen Ort bringen, der anderen nicht bekannt ist, wo man oder es nicht gesehen wird | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versteckt |
Where the eye mixes verstecken and versteckte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verstecken (CVCCCVCCVC) and versteckte (CVCCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verstecken and versteckte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verstecken is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩] while versteckte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verstecken is recorded at frequency rank #4,572, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩]. versteckte is at rank #9,655, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛktə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14227, this pair ranks #1,952,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verstecken vs versteckte
Shared letters: cekrstv. Private to "verstecken": n. Private to "versteckte": -.
"verstecken" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "versteckte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verstecken ← evrstecken · verrstecken · versetcken · versstecken · verstceken · versteccken · verstecekn · versteckenn
- versteckte ← evrsteckte · verrsteckte · versetckte · verssteckte · verstcekte · verstecckte · verstecket · versteckkte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verstecken" and "versteckte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verstecken" or "versteckte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verstecken" and "versteckte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verstecken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versteckte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verstecken" and "versteckte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versteckte vs versteckter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,952,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.